GonadSX
03-10-2004, 11:47 AM
Hey,
Specs on Volk wheels: 16x7 +35mm Front, 16x8 +38mm Rear.
I am in somewhat of a dilema with my volk wheels. Some of you who I talked on MSN probablly have already talked to me about it and the only
reason I am asking here (and probablly elsewhere) is because I don't want to buy the wrong parts or waste time doing so. I would want to do it
right since I do have to spend $100-$200 just to have this done. I have some pictures and text to explain what is going on.
First of all, this is the picture of the back of the Volk wheel with the spacer on top. As you can see, the spacer has 8 holes; 4 holes mate to
the stock hub and the other 4 holes mate to the studs coming out of the spacer. You can also see the spacer-stud's end is a notched circle.
http://240sx.cubicdesign.com/images/misc/volk/wheel_and_spacer.jpg
Next we see the spacer placed on top of the stock hub along with the little bolts that come on the spacer. The Volk wheels require these spacers
because the stock hub studs on the 240 doesn't match up with the holes on the Volk wheel. You can also see that once the spacer is on, the stud
from the spacer has about 16mm of threading. You can't really see but the studs on the spacer are 12 x 1.5 and not 12 x 1.25, since
I did try to fit one of the OEM lugs on the spacer-stud and it didn't fit (as well when you see it up close, you can see the threading is a little
spread out on the spacer-stud).
http://240sx.cubicdesign.com/images/misc/volk/hub_and_spacer.jpg
Finally we have the spacer + spacer-studs + volk wheel mounted on the hub. What you can't see are the studs from the stock hub which are
behind the wheel.
http://240sx.cubicdesign.com/images/misc/volk/all.jpg
Having talked to Don at PDM and a few other people, I think I know what kind of lugs I will need but my question is, since there is about
16mm of threading available on the wheel, is that enough? Here's a picture of the kind of lug I would need:
http://www.wheel-accessories.com.tw/wheel_nuts/321.gif.
You can see the above lug is different from the kind of lugs most of you have seen as shown in the followiong picture:
http://www.wheel-accessories.com.tw/wheel_nuts/320.gif.
The only way for me to get extended studs is to replace the studs on the spacer (and not on the hub) and I wouldn't know where to get
those kind of studs (looks like a bolt with a notched circle head).
Any comments/help is appreciated.
Specs on Volk wheels: 16x7 +35mm Front, 16x8 +38mm Rear.
I am in somewhat of a dilema with my volk wheels. Some of you who I talked on MSN probablly have already talked to me about it and the only
reason I am asking here (and probablly elsewhere) is because I don't want to buy the wrong parts or waste time doing so. I would want to do it
right since I do have to spend $100-$200 just to have this done. I have some pictures and text to explain what is going on.
First of all, this is the picture of the back of the Volk wheel with the spacer on top. As you can see, the spacer has 8 holes; 4 holes mate to
the stock hub and the other 4 holes mate to the studs coming out of the spacer. You can also see the spacer-stud's end is a notched circle.
http://240sx.cubicdesign.com/images/misc/volk/wheel_and_spacer.jpg
Next we see the spacer placed on top of the stock hub along with the little bolts that come on the spacer. The Volk wheels require these spacers
because the stock hub studs on the 240 doesn't match up with the holes on the Volk wheel. You can also see that once the spacer is on, the stud
from the spacer has about 16mm of threading. You can't really see but the studs on the spacer are 12 x 1.5 and not 12 x 1.25, since
I did try to fit one of the OEM lugs on the spacer-stud and it didn't fit (as well when you see it up close, you can see the threading is a little
spread out on the spacer-stud).
http://240sx.cubicdesign.com/images/misc/volk/hub_and_spacer.jpg
Finally we have the spacer + spacer-studs + volk wheel mounted on the hub. What you can't see are the studs from the stock hub which are
behind the wheel.
http://240sx.cubicdesign.com/images/misc/volk/all.jpg
Having talked to Don at PDM and a few other people, I think I know what kind of lugs I will need but my question is, since there is about
16mm of threading available on the wheel, is that enough? Here's a picture of the kind of lug I would need:
http://www.wheel-accessories.com.tw/wheel_nuts/321.gif.
You can see the above lug is different from the kind of lugs most of you have seen as shown in the followiong picture:
http://www.wheel-accessories.com.tw/wheel_nuts/320.gif.
The only way for me to get extended studs is to replace the studs on the spacer (and not on the hub) and I wouldn't know where to get
those kind of studs (looks like a bolt with a notched circle head).
Any comments/help is appreciated.